Middle-Grade Review: Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveler (Lily Tripp Diaries, 1) (Amelia Tait)

Lily lives with her accountant parents in England in 2025… most of the time. She has an odd habit of traveling back in time at New Year’s Eve, and has spent a year in Victorian England and another in ancient Rome before returning to the present day after wishing on birthday candles. Whenever she travels, the people in her life stay the same. There are her parents, her best friend Poppy, nemesis Georgia, and crush Ollie. A classmate, Joey, often shows up as well. This year, she is determined to find out how Ollie feels about her at a New Year’s Eve party, but before she knows it, she wakes up in 1621. This time, she and her family are servants living in Georgia’s house! Ollie is also wealthy, but still talks to her. The two still exchange books. Because of her odd habits, and her attempt to make chicken nuggets, Lily is almost accused of being a witch, but before anything happens, travels to 1972. While she enjoys Jackie magazine, she is appalled by the open gym showers and the braless feminists. Lily eventually realizes that Ollie will never like her, not matter what time period they are in, and that Joey is a better friend than she has imagined.